Curated by SceneIt · United States
Discover popular and highly rated history movies. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
2004 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 3,217 votes
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,716 votes
Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 1,811 votes
A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 345 votes
In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely surrounded by the Japanese army. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 4,424 votes
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1970 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,232 votes
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1987 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 2,166 votes
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 937 votes
Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie – joined forces in an endeavour that was to become a worldwide hit in little more than a decade. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 2,244 votes
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2026 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 163 votes
June, 1940. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2006 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 1,320 votes
Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career in the newly founded OSS. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1980 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 3,986 votes
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 1,277 votes
Set during the summer of 1957. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1957 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 2,407 votes
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 3,854 votes
Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians who went to the front lines of WWII to rescue the world’s artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their rightful owners. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1996 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,159 votes
Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 102 votes
Under Genghis Khan, the Mongolian army pushes west to destroy the Jin Dynasty, setting its sights on the Song Dynasty next. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 1,539 votes
Based on the true nail-biting mission that captivated the world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 3,480 votes
When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel the family legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately… murder. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1961 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 307 votes
Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.